Juice fasting is one of the quickest and easiest ways to detoxify your body. People have been using fasting throughout recorded history. Often times this would take the form of a water fast. A water fast  if performed properly has  a powerful healing effect on the body but can also be quite uncomfortable at times due to the rapid release of toxins into the blood stream. An excellent alternative to the water fast is to do a vegetable juice fast. When fasting on vegetable juice you still experience many of the health benefits of a traditional water fast but without the discomfort of putting your body through a rapid detox. If you are new to fasting it’s a good idea to start out slow with maybe a one to three day fast to get your mind and body used to the experience of going without food. Here are a few more tips that will help to make your first vegetable juice fast a positive, healing experience.

1. Start your fast when you have a few days off from work so that you can allow your body to rest during the fast.

2. Try to do all your shopping for your juice fast prior to starting the fast. By doing this you will save yourself the temptation of walking through a supermarket while on your fast.

3. You may want to add a little water to your vegetable juice in the beginning to dilute it a bit. If your new to vegetable juicing the taste can be a bit strong until you get used to it.

4. Drink as much juice as you like during the fast. Vegetable juice is packed with important nutrients and has an alkalizing effect on the system which will help to flush out built up toxins.

5. When you’re ready to break your fast do it slowly. For a three day fast start out with a salad topped with lemon juice for your fist meal and maybe some steamed veggies. Then gradually reintroduce more solid food over the following day or two.

One more thing to remember when juice fasting is to make sure to only use Organic vegetables. It’s also a good idea to juice your veggies using a masticating juicer rather than a centrifugal juicer. Masticating juicers leave more of the nutrients in tacked.

Happy Juicing!